The Turing School
Larkspur Drive, Eastbourne, BN23 8EJ
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- SWALE ACADEMIES TRUST
- Headteacher
- Miss Sarah Doyle
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sponsor
- Swale Academies Trust
- Constituency
- Eastbourne
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 945
- Pupils on roll
- 771
- URN
- 148179
- Local authority
- East Sussex
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01323465700
About this school
The Turing School is a secondary academy in Eastbourne. It teaches children aged 11 to 16 and has 771 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected The Turing School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted no longer gives schools a single overall grade. Each area of the school's work is graded on a five-point scale, and safeguarding is judged separately.
- Inclusion
- Needs attention
- Curriculum and teaching
- Needs attention
- Achievement
- Needs attention
- Attendance and behaviour
- Needs attention
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Expected standard
- Leadership and governance
- Needs attention
- Safeguarding
- Met
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 84 | 128 | 125 |
| Attainment 8 score | 34.2 | 30.0 | 34.6 |
| Progress 8 score | -0.75 -1.06 to -0.44 | -0.99 -1.24 to -0.73 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 20% | 17.2% | 27.2% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 42% | 32% | 47.2% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 24% | 10.2% | 10.4% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 2.9 | 2.4 | 2.9 |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How The Turing School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | East Sussex average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 34.2 | 36.7 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 30 | 35 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 34.6 | 33.1 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 15.3% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 14.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 15% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 636 |
| 2023/24 | 731 |
| 2024/25 | 765 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How The Turing School compares
The Turing School ranked 22nd of 22 secondary schools in East Sussex for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 26% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 2% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 34.6 | 15% | 40.5% | 771 | — |
| The Eastbourne Academy | 37.7 | 10.9% | 47.3% | 776 | 1.0 miles |
| St Catherine's College | 47.6 | 8.7% | 25.3% | 1,064 | 1.3 miles |
| Ratton School | 43 | 9.1% | 26.7% | 1,183 | 1.8 miles |
| Willingdon Community School | 45 | 7.4% | 19.6% | 1,117 | 2.2 miles |
| Bexhill High Academy | 41.7 | 8.9% | 31.1% | 1,441 | 7.9 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
Inspection history
-
Graded inspection report10 February 2026
- 6 June 2023
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 40.52%
- English as an additional language
- 7.6%
- Overall absence
- 15.03%
- Persistent absence
- 41.7%
Location
Nearby schools
-
The Eastbourne Academy1.0 miles
Secondary · Eastbourne
-
St Catherine's College1.3 miles
Secondary · Eastbourne
-
Ratton School1.8 miles
Secondary · Eastbourne
-
Willingdon Community School2.2 miles
Secondary · Eastbourne
-
Bexhill High Academy7.9 miles
Secondary · Bexhill-on-Sea
Other schools in Eastbourne
The Turing School ranks 7th of the 7 ranked secondary schools in Eastbourne.
- Ratton School Secondary
- St Catherine's College Secondary
- The Eastbourne Academy Secondary
- Willingdon Community School Secondary
- Bourne Primary School Primary
- Heron Park Primary Academy Primary
- Langney Primary Academy Primary
- Motcombe Infants' School Primary
- Oakwood Primary Academy Primary
- Ocklynge Junior School Primary
- Parkland Infant School Primary
- Parkland Junior School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does The Turing School teach?
- The Turing School teaches children aged 11 to 16. It is a secondary school in Eastbourne.
- Who is the headteacher of The Turing School?
- The headteacher of The Turing School is Miss Sarah Doyle, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has The Turing School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected The Turing School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at The Turing School?
- The Turing School has 771 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 16.
- Is The Turing School full?
- The Turing School has capacity for 945 pupils and 771 on roll (82%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is The Turing School a faith school?
- No. The Turing School has no designated religious character.
- Is The Turing School a selective school?
- No. The Turing School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Is The Turing School part of an academy trust?
- The Turing School is part of SWALE ACADEMIES TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have The Turing School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 34.2 in 2022/23 and 34.6 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does The Turing School compare with other schools in East Sussex?
- The Turing School ranked 22nd of 22 secondary schools in East Sussex for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 26% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 2% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is The Turing School's absence rate?
- The Turing School's overall absence rate is 15% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are The Turing School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, The Turing School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 10 July 2026.